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IAN KELEWAE
Director, Animator, Artist

iankelewae.com • iankelewae@gmail.com • 908-705-6500 • @iankelewae

EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), BFA Animation, Class of 2025
Film/Animation/Video Award of Distinction, May 2025

EXPERIENCE
Adult Swim - Dance Drink Love fight,
Director/Animator, March 2026 – Present

Lucas Ansel - Flock Commissioned Dream Sequence,
Director/Animator, February 2026 – June 2026

PBS - The Day Freedom Died,
Animator, January 2026 - June 2026

Bridge Street Media - Sock Love,
Animator, Oct 2025 - Present

Full Body 2 - Music Video,
Director/Animator, Sept - Oct 2025

Marble Fountain - Promotional Video,
Animator, Aug 2025

Big Nazo - Animated Intro,
Animator, Aug 2024

PBS - “Soul on Fire,”
Animator, June - Aug 2024

Big Nazo Lab, Providence RI,
Fabrication Intern, May - Aug 2024

Rhode Island School of Design,
Teaching Assistant, 2022 - 2025
Courses: Spatial Dynamics; Character Design; Introduction to Animation; Experimental Film

SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Best Student Film - New York Short Animation Festival, Sept 2025

Best Student Animation - Ivy Film Festival, April 2026

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, May 2026

Anibar Film Festival, July 2026

Imaginaria Film Festival, Aug 2026

Shadows in Motion curated by Lucas Ansel - Marfa Ballroom, October 2025

Best Animated Short Film - Port Blair International Film Festival, Apr 2024

Best Art Direction - Flamingo Film Festival, May 2024

Special Mention - Smolshorts, St. Petersburg, May 2024

Open World Animation Festival, Nov 2025

Cartoons Underground, Nov 2025

Transfiguration International Film Festival, Sept - Nov 2025

RISD Retrospective Animist Estonia, Aug 2025

Weird Market Animation Festival, Sept 2025

GRANTS
RISD Turner Fund Recipient, May 2024

SKILLS
Animation: 2D (Hand-drawn & Digital), Mixed-Media, Experimental, Paint on glass

Software: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro; Clip Studio Paint, TVPaint; Blender (3D Modeling & Animation)

Creative Focus: Storyboarding & Animatics; Art Direction & Visual Development; Collaborative & Independent Production; Teaching & Mentoring